Alien Roots: ?liane Radigue
A detailed look at the elusive work of a French pioneer of musique concr癡te and electroacoustic compositionThis volume is an exploration of the early electronic work of French composer ?liane Radigue (born 1932), whose radical approach to feedback, analog synthesis and composition on tape has long evaded straightforward interpretation. Combining key texts, newly translated primary documents, in-depth interviews and commissioned essays, this compendium probes her idiosyncratic compositional practice, which both embraces and confounds the iterative nature of magnetic tape, the subtleties of amplification and the very experience of listenership.Chief among these entries is an in-depth overview by cellist Charles Curtis examining the composer's earliest experiments in feedback techniques and analog synthesis, her eventual turn to works for unamplified instruments and live performers, and her unique aesthetic of time and presence. Detailed conversations provide crucial windows into her working methods at different points in her career. Sketches for unrealized work, contemporary reviews, programs and ephemera are collected together for the first time. The anthology concludes with a roundtable discussion working out the knotty paradoxes of Radigue's continued "ethos of resistance."
BBC Proms 2025
The BBC Proms is the world's biggest and longest-running classical music festival and one of the jewels in the crown for the BBC. Held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London and across the UK, it is one of the strongest brand names in the music world and attracts a glittering array of artists and orchestras from the UK and around the world. Whether you're a first-time visitor or an experienced Prommer, watching at home or listening on radio or online, the BBC Proms Guide is an excellent companion to the festival, which you can treasure and return to in years to come. Filled with concert listings and articles by leading writers, the BBC Proms Guide offers an insight into the performers and repertoire, as well as thought-provoking opinion pieces about music, musicians and music-making.
![Hymns for the Poor of the Flock [Compiled by Sir E. Denny]](https://cdn.kingstone.com.tw/english/images/product/2380/9781023762380m.webp?Q=d256c "Hymns for the Poor of the Flock [Compiled by Sir E. Denny]")
Iron Maiden: Where Is Eddie?
Are you brave enough to find EDDIE? You'd better find him before he gets you! Search for IRON MAIDEN's iconic figurehead throughout insanely detailed illustrations based on some of their incredible album covers. Throughout their illustrious career, IRON MAIDEN's dauntless music has captured the hearts of dedicated fans all over the world, ever fueled by a fierce determination and immense passion for rock 'n' roll. Their painfully addictive riffs and gripping lyrical storytelling have created a legacy like no other, and always with EDDIE by their side. As you search for EDDIE, plunge into (15) double-page puzzles inspired by IRON MAIDEN's legendary songs and albums. Walk the edgy East End streets of Killers, escape the maddening asylum of Piece of Mind, trek across the desert ruins of Powerslave, then plummet headfirst down into The Number of the Beast's hellfire--every page pays glorious respect to the sheer awesomeness of IRON MAIDEN's imagery. Lovingly created by the demented team of artists at Fantoons. The studio that brought to life the celebrated seek-and-find book WHERE IS ALICE COOPER?, the fan-adored MOT?RHEAD: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL and IRON MAIDEN: THE OFFICIAL COLORING BOOK. WHERE IS EDDIE? is a must-have for every IRON MAIDEN fan. EDDIE's GONNA GET YA.
![The Banquet Of Euphrosyne. A Selection Of The Most Esteemed Songs, Scottish And English. [with A Frontispiece.]](https://cdn.kingstone.com.tw/english/images/product/8214/9781024518214m.webp?Q=116ca "The Banquet Of Euphrosyne. A Selection Of The Most Esteemed Songs, Scottish And English. [with A Frontispiece.]")
The Banquet Of Euphrosyne. A Selection Of The Most Esteemed Songs, Scottish And English. [with A Frontispiece.]
Amazing Grace at 250
This book focuses on arguably the best-known Christian hymn worldwide. From the slave trade to the civil rights movement and from obscurity in its country of origin to global recognition, the origins, history, influence and legacy of 'Amazing Grace' are uniquely complex. The volume brings together historians, theologians, literary scholars and musicologists to shed new light on the ways in which the hymn's lyrics, familiar musical setting and its performance by leading vocalists contribute to its enduring popularity and the meanings and value ascribed to it by diverse communities across time and place. The chapters explore the literary and religious qualities of the text, its relationship with the ubiquitous 'New Britain' melody, its adoption and adaptation by famous singers and in Christian churches from South America to Asia. The contributors highlight significant facets of the hymn's origins and legacy, while the collection as a whole provides a focused emphasis on the importance of historical, literary, theological and musical approaches in understanding the ways in which Christian congregational music acquires meaning and influences thought and practice in local and global contexts.
Spanish Piano Music and Folklore from the Eighteenth to Early Twentieth Centuries
This is a pioneering work on the study of popular music--songs and dances--from the eighteenth to early twentieth centuries. The piano was the dominant solo instrument in European art music of this period, including Spanish, and Ana Benavides uses this as a vehicle for examining a wide variety of vernacular songs and dances, offering a wealth of musical, historical, and ethnographic insight. First published in Spanish in 2019, this translation by Walter Aaron Clark shows how one of the most frequent and established practices in the history of Western art music has been the borrowing and reinterpretation of traditional and popular musics, which reflect the lives and spirit of those outside the upper social strata. This volume provides an exploration of specific folk-inspired works with an inquiry into the historical cross-pollination between popular and classical musical idioms. It will prove invaluable not only to pianists but also to scholars, performers, and students in general.
The Illustrated Book Of Scottish Songs, From The Sixteenth To The Nineteenth Century
